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  1. Severus Alexander

    Severus Alexander find me at NumisForums

    Gandhara Janapada, 1/4 shatamana (600-300 BC)

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  3. zumbly

    zumbly Ha'ina 'ia mai ana ka puana

    Taxila Karshapana.jpg
    INDIA, Post-Mauryan (Punjab)

    AE 1 1/2 Karshapana. 12.21g, 21.2mm x 19mm. Taxila mint, circa 185 - 168 BC. AIC 12-3; MACW 4401-3. O: Elephant walking right; three-arched hill surmounted by crescent above. R: Lion standing right; swastika above, three-arched hill surmounted by crescent to left; all within incuse square.

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  4. David@PCC

    David@PCC allcoinage.com

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    Demetrios I
    162 to 150 BC
    Mint: Antioch
    AE 17 serrate
    Obvs: No inscription, head of bridled horse left.
    Revs: BAΣΙΛEΩΣ ΔHMHTPIOY, Elephant head right.
    17mm, 3.5g

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  5. 7Calbrey

    7Calbrey Well-Known Member

    Struck in Tyre, the following bronze coin of Demetrius I Soter is listed under SNG Spaer 1345 ff.

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  6. Roman Collector

    Roman Collector Well-Known Member

    Rabbel II and Gamilath.jpg
    Rabbel II, AD 71-106, and Gamilath, his wife and sister
    AE 15 Nabatea, Petra 3.10 g; 15.1 mm
    Obv: Jugate busts of Rabbel and Gamilath to right
    Rev: Two cornuacopiae, crossed; between them Aramaic legend, "Rabbel, Gamilath" in two lines
    Refs: Meshorer 163; SGI 5706; BMC 28.13,3; Forrer 168.

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  7. Bing

    Bing Illegitimi non carborundum Supporter

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    SEPTIMIUS SEVERUS
    AR Denarius
    OBVERSE: IMP CAE L SEP SEV PERT AVG COSII - Laureate head right
    REVERSE: FELICITAS TEMPOR - Grain ear between crossed cornucopia
    Struck at Emesa, 194-195 AD
    2.3g, 17mm
    RIC 374a

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  8. Orfew

    Orfew Draco dormiens nunquam titillandus

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  9. David@PCC

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    c004.jpg Titiakos
    100 to 80 BC
    AE AS
    Obvs: Bearded male head right. Ψ behind
    Revs: Horseman riding right, holding spear. ΨΨPXM below
    23x24mm, 7.7g

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  10. Alegandron

    Alegandron "ΤΩΙ ΚΡΑΤΙΣΤΩΙ..." ΜΕΓΑΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΣ, June 323 BCE

    1st Century Spain:

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    RImp Spain Lepida-Clesa Lepidus 44-36BCE C Balbus L Porcius Colonia Victrix Ivlia Lepida Victory - Bull holed RPI 262 plate 19

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  11. 7Calbrey

    7Calbrey Well-Known Member

    Belonging to Emperor Elagabalus, the relevant coin has a clear ram on reverse.

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  12. Roman Collector

    Roman Collector Well-Known Member

    Eudoxia Antioch AE-4.jpg
    Eudoxia, AD 395-404
    Roman AE 4 reduced Centenionalis; 1.41 g, 12.9 mm
    Antioch, AD 402-404
    Obv: AEL EVDOXIA AVG, diademed and draped bust, right
    Rev: SALVS REIPVBLICAE, Victory seated r., inscribing Christogram on shield set on cippus. ANTΓ in exergue
    Refs: RIC 104; LRBC II 2800; RCV 20895

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  13. 7Calbrey

    7Calbrey Well-Known Member

    The reverse of this coin under Arcadius shows Victoria heading left while crowning the Emperor.

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  14. Severus Alexander

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    Shapur I (242-270)

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  15. Sallent

    Sallent Live long and prosper

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  16. Sallent

    Sallent Live long and prosper

    This one will go on sale soon courtesy of JA, or maybe he already sold it and it isn't mine anymore. I don't remember now.

    Next: greenish/brown patina on silver coin
     
  17. Roman Collector

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  18. ancientone

    ancientone Well-Known Member

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    Parthia, Herat. King Sanabares (c. A.D. 50 - 65) AE Drachm
    Obv: Bust left wearing diadem.
    Rev: Archer seated

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    Wait. That's not AR!
     
  19. dougsmit

    dougsmit Member

    I have a Septimius denarius with green patina but not a Parthian coin of that color so someone else can post that one.
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  20. Severus Alexander

    Severus Alexander find me at NumisForums

    My Orodes II has a bit of green on it, hopefully that's close enough to the category that Sallent, ancientone, and Doug sorta kinda jointly specified.

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  21. panzerman

    panzerman Well-Known Member

    AV Kumaragupta I AV Dinar 415-55AD 18fa48f4e55835ba221a7469407e7a96.jpg
    Shows him shooting a Tiger/ next theme "Gupta Empire coinage"
     
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